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Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
